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CHAPTER 51: THE MOTHER'S SECRET

Penulis: Frank Cannon
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-02-26 20:59:09

I did not sleep that night.

I sat on the window ledge of my room and watched the estate grounds below and thought about every conversation I had ever had with my mother. Every word she had chosen carefully. Every moment she had appeared at exactly the right time. Every piece of information she had offered freely and every piece she had withheld until it served a specific purpose.

I had wanted so badly to believe in her.

That was the part that hurt most. Not the possibility of betrayal itself. T
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